Annie Baker News

What did our critic think of THE ANTIPODES at Shaking The Tree?

Playwrights Horizons has announced Noah Silva as the organization's new General Manager, with Carol Fishman departing the role after 17 impactful years.

The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals return this summer for their 14th year. An annual professional development initiative for early-career theater artists, the 2025 program will take place this July.

 In collaboration with Bardo Theatre Company, “Gruesome Playground Injuries” will be on stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre beginning this month. Learn more here!

Road Less Traveled Productions has revealed its 2025-2026 Season which will include a co-production with Shakespeare in Delaware Park in celebration of their 50th anniversary. See the full program and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced this year's finalists for the prestigious international playwriting award. Learn more about the finalists and the award here!

The organizers of The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have announced that the playwriting award will be presented at an invitation-only event on Monday, March 10 at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. Learn more here!

Shaking the Tree Theatre will present The Antipodes by Annie Baker, directed by Samantha Van Der Merwe, running February 22nd - March 22nd. ​​Pulitzer Prize-winner, Annie Baker's latest play is about people telling stories about telling stories.

What did our critic have to say about Toronto's Top Theatre of 2024?

January brings many transformations, but one of the most unusual being anticipated by those who follow theatre here is the transformation of a northside titanium parts factory into the fading estate that is the setting for Anton Chekhov's UNCLE VANYA.

With only 35 seats per show, the intimate production of Uncle Vanya sponsored by The New Theatre Project will take place inside a manufacturing operation called Servi-Sure.

Playwrights Horizons  has renamed its Mainstage Theater the Judith O. Rubin Theater,.

Ensemble Studio Theatre announced the new members of its Youngblood program, a collective of emerging playwrights under 30.

The Actors’ Reading Collective, in residence at Marin Shakespeare Company, has announced the West Coast premiere of Annie Baker’s The Antipodes.

What did our critic think of THE FLICK at Gaslight Baker Theatre?

Signature Theatre has announced Emily Shooltz as the organization’s new Artistic Director. Shooltz will step into the role November 1, following a nationwide search for a dynamic candidate with the experience and daring to carry Signature’s mission and unique producing model into the future.

This year's New Yorker festival is set to take place next month, and includes a host of Broadway names on its slate. The lineup will include talks with Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Ayad Akhtar, Sara Bareilles, and more. Additionally, a screening of the new film adapation of The Piano Lesson will be held.

Sydney Theatre Company has announced its 2025 season, featuring a lineup of new productions and classic revivals.

Riot Act announced Gross Old Man, a hyper-intimate adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, opening September 12th at Crawlspace LA in Downtown Los Angeles. Limited to 25 audience members per night.

UTA has named Patrick Herold and Rachel Viola co-heads of the agency’s theatre practice. Read more.